Enzo the Magnificent Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 I'm glad we cleared that up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaw Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I see that the December issue of Airfix Model World has an article on the Hunter F6 model. It looks an excellent kit, and I look forward to getting mine in due course. However, I see that the kit wingtips are wrong as they do not straighten out as on the real aircraft - nor is that shown on the lovely box art. OK it is a matter of a few seconds to rectify this with a sanding stlck but in my opinion Airfix have shot themselves in the foot by making this error. But having said that none of the other Hunter kit manufacturers have got the wingtips correct either! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Bit of an overreaction methinks. Not so much a bullet in the foot as a slip with a modelling knife. As you say, easily rectified. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 3 hours ago, jaw said: I see that the December issue of Airfix Model World has an article on the Hunter F6 model. It looks an excellent kit, and I look forward to getting mine in due course. However, I see that the kit wingtips are wrong as they do not straighten out as on the real aircraft - nor is that shown on the lovely box art. OK it is a matter of a few seconds to rectify this with a sanding stlck but in my opinion Airfix have shot themselves in the foot by making this error. But having said that none of the other Hunter kit manufacturers have got the wingtips correct either! John Very minor detail. Academy did the same . And as mentioned above a quick nip and sand ,... job done. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 On 11/7/2018 at 9:55 AM, jaw said: I see that the December issue of Airfix Model World has an article on the Hunter F6 model. It looks an excellent kit, and I look forward to getting mine in due course. However, I see that the kit wingtips are wrong as they do not straighten out as on the real aircraft - nor is that shown on the lovely box art. OK it is a matter of a few seconds to rectify this with a sanding stlck but in my opinion Airfix have shot themselves in the foot by making this error. But having said that none of the other Hunter kit manufacturers have got the wingtips correct either! John Go back a page or two and there's a superb photograph showing you what you need to achieve. Possibly three minutes work in total..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaw Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Yes I accept that correcting Airfix’s error may only take a few moments, but surely the point is that with all their research resources they should not have m ade the error in the first place! But that will not stop me from buying the kit. John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 Hunter T.Mk.7 conversion set in progress by Aerocraft Models - https://aerocraftmodels.bigcartel.com/products Source: http://www.hyperscale.com/2018/reviews/accessories/aerocraftdwiwellingtonpreview_1.htm Quote The Hunter will be a T Mk.7 conversion for the new Airfix kit in 1/48 scale. I have been informed directly by Airfix that they will not be producing this version. The plastic parts shown are Airfix parts and I have made a very quick mock-up of the two seat section, primed and marked accordingly as requested by Airfix, to emphasise that it is not a model section done by them. The conversion will be in resin and hopefully have a clear cast resin canopy and interior cockpit detail, all being well I intend to release various versions with appropriate decals as time progresses. I am aiming to have the first release March / April 2019. Price not confirmed as yet. V.P. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boman Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Looking promissing 😍 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Uncool Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 12 hours ago, Homebee said: Hunter T.Mk.7 conversion set in progress by Aerocraft Models - https://aerocraftmodels.bigcartel.com/products Source: http://www.hyperscale.com/2018/reviews/accessories/aerocraftdwiwellingtonpreview_1.htm V.P. I'm in for 20 sets of this conversion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcV Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 On 11/9/2018 at 2:10 PM, jaw said: Yes I accept that correcting Airfix’s error may only take a few moments, but surely the point is that with all their research resources they should not have m ade the error in the first place! But that will not stop me from buying the kit. John John, criticising a British company is very unsporting. Please pull yourself together and criticise Far Eastern companies only. Marc. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocoolname Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 7 hours ago, MarcV said: John, criticising a British company is very unsporting. Please pull yourself together and criticise Far Eastern companies only. Marc. ?!?!?!? Not sure I like the direction this is going. The location of a company shouldn't be an issue whatsover. The quality of their products is what counts. There are great quality products from companies all over the globe that are covered on this forum, please bear that in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallisti Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 I think he was making a joke but missed out the joke alert to make it more obvious... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaw Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 I had assumed that it was a tongue-in -cheek comment! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayprit Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 I thought it tongue in cheek also...………...bit like a text message if read wrong, umbridge taken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcV Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Quote Hi all, I was indeed joking. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkOwl Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 (edited) Back to the Hawker Hunter topic. Is anybody knows if XtraDecals intend to print a 1/48 version of their 1/72 Ref No. 72214 ‘’International Hawker Hunters’’ ? With the arrival soon of the brand new Airfix Hawker Hunter, I really think this could be a ‘’best seller’’ decal sheet ! Thanks for any info about it ! 🤨 SharkOwl Edited December 2, 2018 by SharkOwl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 26 minutes ago, SharkOwl said: Is anybody knows if XtraDecals intend to print a 1/48 version of their 1/72 Ref No. 72214 ‘’International Hawker Hunters’’ ? They'd be daft not to but I suspect that the timing rather depends on whether the kit comes out as a pure F.6 or as an F.6/F.6A which would include the parabrake housing tailpipe, as you can see on the sheet, all of the options there require the later tail. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkOwl Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 (edited) 57 minutes ago, Wez said: They'd be daft not to but I suspect that the timing rather depends on whether the kit comes out as a pure F.6 or as an F.6/F.6A which would include the parabrake housing tailpipe, as you can see on the sheet, all of the options there require the later tail. If you have the most recent Airfix Model World magazine No.97 / December 2018, there is a 7 pages build report of this kit and Andy Davies confirm on his analysis that the pieces for the FGA.9 version are also included on the sprues of the F6 version kit that will be available this December. 🙂 SharkOwl Edited December 2, 2018 by SharkOwl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 6 hours ago, SharkOwl said: s anybody knows if XtraDecals intend to print a 1/48 version of their 1/72 Ref No. 72214 ‘’International Hawker Hunters’’ ? Xtradecal don't seem to have any new releases planned. For the first time I can remember there are no Future Releases on the website and haven't been for a couple of weeks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 5 hours ago, SharkOwl said: If you have the most recent Airfix Model World magazine No.97 / December 2018, there is a 7 pages build report of this kit and Andy Davies confirm on his analysis that the pieces for the FGA.9 version are also included on the sprues of the F6 version kit that will be available this December. 🙂 SharkOwl That's as maybe, but he had a test shot didn't he, not the final release? If you look at the box art, none of the options feature the parabrake. Whilst I hope it comes with both tailpipes, we don't really know until we see the released kit do we? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaw Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 If you have the Aeroclub Hunter correction set there is the parabrake housing for the FGA9 with that. Whether of course it matches up with the Hunter kit is another matter, but if John Adams was involved it should do. At the risk of being shouted at again for commenting on the Airfix Hunter from what I have seen it does not include the muzzle blast deflectors for the Mark 6 - but were they a retrofit at a later date? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocoolname Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 9 hours ago, MarcV said: Hi all, I was indeed joking. Very deadpan sir! 😜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viscount806x Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 1 hour ago, jaw said: At the risk of being shouted at again for commenting on the Airfix Hunter from what I have seen it does not include the muzzle blast deflectors for the Mark 6 - but were they a retrofit at a later date? John I believe that they weren't fitted to all airframes and were a feature of certain roles. Roy Braybrooke tells us that altitude firing caused about a 0.6deg nose down trim change and if unchecked, reduced pitch damping at altitude caused this to increase above that figure. The deflectors cured this. Low altitude operations were less prone and deflectors were deleted to save drag for GA ops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasto Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 The Airfix kit as is represents an F.6 or a Mk.58 When you add the Parabrake housing to get an F6a and FGA9 and overseas variants of these you also need the notched flaps.. The kit as is (Afawk) doesn’t provide those. Nor the big fuel tanks associated with the F6a. If Airfix give us the bits to do a F6a they also (for a 1/48 model) give us the bits for a FGA9. So I suspect someone at Airfix HQ twigged that and hence the release is ammended to an F6 only. If the initial release goes well I’m sure they will follow up with another couple of boxing’s of the kit like the meteor or P-51. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattheCat Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Hello. Could someone tell me if there were differences between Belgian and British Hunters F6? Any specifics? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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